I posted this in another thread, and some people suggested I put it here. To be clear, I haven't seen a single example yet anywhere on Voat where this has yet been a problem, but looking to the future...
I think it would be great if we eventually implement a way for subscribers of a subverse to mutiny and hold a vote of no confidence to impeach mods who are overly activist. It could be done such that only people with at least x CCP or who have been subscribed for at least x months can vote, to prevent people from other subverses from invading and ousting mods. For subverses with multiple mods, they would go down a mod until a new one is appointed or elected. For subverses with only the creator modding it, there would have to be a concurrent election to replace him or her.
I don't think this should be easy to do. It should require at least a 2/3 majority, and be reserved for nightmare scenarios like what was happening with reddit's technology sub last year.
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[–] SurvivorType 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
That's a pretty specific example. I have no idea to what lengths some groups might go to or their reasons why, I only know that such a thing would become possible. If you make an exploit possible, someone is bound to take advantage of it.
Why introduce a vulnerability?
If you are going to involve admins, why not make that the first step instead of the last?